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Chinese
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tail
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big; great; huge big; great; huge; large; major; wide; deep; oldest; eldest; doctor |
not; no
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to drop; to fall
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simp. and trad.
(尾大不掉)
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尾
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大
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不
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掉
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Etymology
From Zuo Zhuan:
末大必折，尾大不掉，君所知也。 - From: Commentary of Zuo, c. 4th century BCE
- Mòdàbìzhé, wěidàbùdiào, jūn suǒ zhī yě.
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Pronunciation
Idiom
尾大不掉
- a subordinate becomes too powerful for their superior to control